machine is extremely darty climbing hills - unlike my friends various m cats - seems to raise the front end quickly on the flats unlike theirs - other machines seem to climb straight and true with ease up steep hills, where mine will dart out from under you with out warning - with multiple different riders - suggestions on suspension please - thanks! machine like new, I would rather not have to get rid of it as it tries with me.Butch
03 special edition 1M 600 144 track
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I'm riding the same sled pretty much, and it's not what I consider darty at all, climbing or not... But you say the front comes up easily on the level, meaning under acceleration I think... Which makes me think that your front shock on the rear skid is cranked way up, and the rear torsion springs are looser than they should be... I run the forward shock on mine only about 1/4" from fully loose, if you look at the thread collars. Then I adjust the rear torsion springs for weight. (full soft for me, at about 160lbs) This way the front is planted on hill climbs, and during launches.
When I've had the forward shock cranked up, it's very tippy on the trails, and the skis are out of the snow on most climbs. I suppose I might call it darty... It wants to fall over when climbing if I'm sitting or lazy, and falling is leaning, and leaning is turning... Ez to check.
Make sure everything under there is tight too... The lower cross bolt of the forward shock has worked loose on both my '03 and the '04.
And check the "toe" on the skis. Tons of toe out will make it darty as weight shifts from one ski to the other. I think the skis should be nearly parallel. (some say toe out slightly, some say in slightly, so I set em parallel. Powder doesn't really care...
Chris
When I've had the forward shock cranked up, it's very tippy on the trails, and the skis are out of the snow on most climbs. I suppose I might call it darty... It wants to fall over when climbing if I'm sitting or lazy, and falling is leaning, and leaning is turning... Ez to check.
Make sure everything under there is tight too... The lower cross bolt of the forward shock has worked loose on both my '03 and the '04.
And check the "toe" on the skis. Tons of toe out will make it darty as weight shifts from one ski to the other. I think the skis should be nearly parallel. (some say toe out slightly, some say in slightly, so I set em parallel. Powder doesn't really care...
Chris
Also keep an eye on your limiter strap. Mine kept breaking on me, and I didn't particularly notice it on the flats, but definitely did when climbing. The last time one of the bolts got stuck down, and tore the heck out of my track (put gouges in it). Thankfully I already had a new track to install (153x2.25, which really helps this sled out!).
I wound up ordering the Dual straps like the King Cat runs, and no breakage since then.
I wound up ordering the Dual straps like the King Cat runs, and no breakage since then.
What skis do you have? What kinda of snow are you riding ? What other 1M sleds are you comparing against ? The 1M chassis changed to a drop and roll chaincase half way through the year, so a sled with that will handle differently then a sled without it. Mainly it will transfer weight better with it. Where are your limiter straps? All these things make a difference.
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